Package carrier for baby carriages



Nov. 3, 1959 L. s. KIATAZONO PACKAGE CARRIER FOR BABY CARRIAGES 3Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed NOV. 6, 1957 Loren S. Kirazono INVENTOR.

Nov. 3, 1959 L. s. KITAZONO PACKAGE CARRIER FOR BABY CARRIAGES 5Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 6, 1957 INVENTOR.

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I!IlMmWWW l ummwmm United States Patent PACKAGE CARRIER FOR BABYCARRIAGES Loren S. Kitazono, Corona, N.Y. Application November 6, 1957,Serial No. 694,876 11 Claims. 01. 224-4244 The invention pertains to apackage carrier for a baby carriage. i 1 An object of the inventionis'to provide an attachment for a baby carriage, which is capable ofcarrying a comparatively heavy load, for. example two large bags ofgroceries weighing about 50 pounds, without unbalancing the babycarriage. Merely placing one or more packages in the baby carriageordinarily unbalances thecarriage so that it is unwieldy and actuallyunsafe. My invention overcomes this difliculty.

Moreover, an attachment constructed in accordance with the inventionlocates the packages in the attachment so that they cannot be reached bythe baby. This is quite an important safety feature. The cluttering ofthe carriage with packages makes it uncomfortable for the child. Myattachment makes it possible to use all of the space in the carriage forthe child in that ample additional luggage space is provided forpackages.

The attachment does not require drilling or screws or like fasteners tosecure it to the carriage. The result is that the attachment can beapplied to an ordinary baby carriage without structurally altering thecarriage. In addition, the attachment can be applied by housewives whodo not have a knowledge of drilling holes and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a collapsible attachmentwhich when folded in the collapsed position, is neatly arranged and willnot obstruct the carriage movement in small spaces.

The means by which the attachment is applied to the carriage areadjustable so thatthey may be used successfully with variousmanufacturers makes and styles of carriages.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a mechanicallysimple and practical attachment for a baby carriage which enables theuser of the carriage to veryconveniently support an additional load butyet, when the carrier is not being actually used, the carrier attachmentcan be folded to a neat compact position so that it will not obstruct orcause obstructions of any type.

e Other objects and features of importance will become apparent infollowing the description of the illustrated forms of the invention.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the carriage having acarrier which exemplifies one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the illustration in Figure1 with parts being shown in elevation.

Figure 3 is an irregular plan view with parts broken way to illustrateotherwise hidden detail.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a modification of theinvention.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5and showing a detail of construction. j

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken ofihe line-77 of Figure 5and showing a furtherdetail' of construction.

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In the accompanying drawings there is a baby carriage 10 that has acarriage body 12 and hood 14 The hood is mounted for pivotal movement onspindles 16, these generally being constituted by screws that have heads18 of ample size so that they can easily be tightened and loosened tohold the hood in selected adjusted position. The other structure of thecarriage which deals with the invention are the axles 20 and 22 that aresuspended by hangers 24 and 26 on springs 30 and 31. The springs throughan unshown structure support the body and hood of the carriage Whileaxles 22. support wheels 32.

The attachment 34 is a carrierfor packages or other miscellaneous loadsenabling them to be carried without occupying any of the babys space.The carrier is composed of a frame 35 that has similar extensible framemembers 36 and 37 (Figure 3) which attach to the axles 20 and 22. It isimportant that frame 35 be attached to both axles so that the load isdistributed and not carried wholly at one end of the carriage.Extensible frame member 36 is made of a pair of metal bars 38 and 38'extensibly connected together by bolts 39 and '40 which pass throughslots 41 in the bars and which are held tight by nuts. The bars areoverlapping in the region of bolts 39 and 40 so that the effectivelength of the frame member can be adjusted to suit various axle spacingof manufacturers makes and styles of carriage constructions. Fronthanger 42 is attached to the frame member 36 and consists of a clamp 43at the lower extremity of a strap 44. The strap has a number of holes init and a bolt 45 is passed through a selected hole. The clamp 43embraces axle 22, and bolt 45 is passed through one of the holes in thestrap 44 so that the elevation of one end of frame member 36 can beselected.

Angular hanger 47 is bolted at its ends to member 36 and has a saddlebearing type clamp 48 bolted to it. Brace 49 extends between the sidesof the angular bracket or hanger 47 for strength of construction. Thesaddle bearing type clamp 48 embraces axle 20.

A shallow metal pan 50 constitutes the bottom of the luggage compartment51 and has four. sides in two of which there are slots 52 and 53 (Figure4). The bottom of the shallow pan 50 is attached to a pair of arms 54and 55, and these are connected to the rear extremities of the framemembers 36 and 37. Arm 54 is U-shaped and has the ends straddling theextremity of frame member 36 and mounted thereon by a pivot pin 57 whichpasses through aligned holes in the sides of the arm 54 and in the framemember 36. A stop pin 58 is attached tothe arm 54 and is arranged tocontact the upper surface of frame member 36 to limit the movement ofarm 54 in one direction. Arm is constructed identical to arm 54,however, it is pivotally connected to frame member 37. Frame member 37is identical in all respects to frame member 35 and is attached to thefront and rear axles 22 and'20 supporting one-half the load incompartment 51.

The compartment has four'flexible side walls 60 whose lower edges areriveted or otherwise attached to the sides I of pan 50. The upper edgeshave hem 61 formed therein either by stitching, welding or otherwise. Acover 62 is separably fitted over the open upper end of compartment 51to protect the contents thereof. The material from which the compartmentis made can be selected from a large group of commercially availableflexible materials including canvas, plastic, silk, cotton cloth, etc.

A generally U-shaped frame 64 is in the compartment, This frame has anupper member 65 in the hem at the top of the rear wall of the carrier.Sides 66 and 67 (Figure 4) are made of side members that extend down tothe angulated threaded ends 68 and 69 which pass through slots 52 and63. Nuts 70 and 71 are on the threaded ends and they preferably havelock Washers 72 backing them. When in the open position (Figure 2) thecarrier is supported upright by the sides 66 and 67 held in place at theends of'slots 52 and 53 by nuts 70 and 71. But, when the carrier ismoved to the collapsed position, the U-shaped frame 65 is slid byloosening nuts 70 and 71 and moving it along slots 52 and 53. Then thenuts can again be tightened.

A pair of rings 75 and 76 are on elastic straps 77 and 78. The strapsare secured to the sides of the shallow pan 50 near the outer ends ofits slots 52 and 53. When collapsed, the carrier is supported by havingrings 75 and 76 attached to hooks 79 and 80 which are at the ends ofstraps 81 and 82. These straps have fasteners 83 and 84 at their ends bywhich to attach to the spindles 16. The straps are extensible by havingbuckles 85 and 86 intermediate their ends.

When in the lower or operative position, the carrier is held supportedin the upright condition (Figure 2) by the same straps 81 and 82 in thatthey attach to rings 89 and 90 on the ends of straps 91 and 92 attachedto the upper part of the side walls of the carrier compartment.

In Figures -7 I have illustrated a slightly modified version of myinvention. This embodiment differs from the previous embodiment byomitting the slots 52 and 53 and in their place, providing apertures 100in the sides of the pan 50a. The U-shaped frame 64a diifers from frame64 in that the sides 66a thereof are each made of side members havingtwo rigid bars connected together by a hinge 102. Sleeve104 is slidableon one rod of side 66:: and covers and embraces an extension 1136 of theother red of side 66a (Figure 6). In this way the sides can be hinged tothe dotted line position shown in Figure 5 when the attachment iscollapsed or moved to the inoperative position. However, the sides offrame 64a can be made rigid ,by sliding sleeves 1114 in such positionthat they lock the rods of the sides together. All other operationaldetails are exceedingly similar to those described previously, includingthe lower limit establishment of travel for pan 549a by stop pin 58acoming in contact with the main frame 35a of the carrier.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention 'to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A carrier for packages or other items forming a load wherein thecarrier is adapted to be attached to a baby carriage that has axles,said carrier comprising a main frame, means adjustably mounting saidmain frame on both axles of the carriage so that the load is distributedto both axles, a compartment which has flexible side walls, a panattached to said flexible side walls and con stituting the bottom ofsaid compartment, a compartment frame connected to said pan and to theupper part of one of the side walls of said compartment to hold theflexible side walls of the compartment erect, and means pivotallyconnecting said pan to said main frame.

2. The carrier of claim 1 wherein there are stops connected with saidmeans connecting said pan to said main frame to limit the extent ofpivotal movement of said pan in one direction by coming in contact withsaid main frame.

3. The carrier of claim 2 wherein said means pivotally connecting saidpan to said mian frame include a pair of arms which are secured to saidpan and which are pivoted to said main frame.

4. The carrier of claim 1 wherein there are a pair of straps, meansincluding rings attached to the upper part 4 of the compartment wallsfor attaching to said straps and helping to hold said compartment erect.

5. The carrier of claim 1 wherein there are a pair of straps, meansincluding rings attached to the upper part of the compartment walls forattaching to said straps and helping to hold said compartment erect,additional rings, means securing said additional rings to said pan, saidadditional rings selectively attachable to said pair of straps to holdsaid pan in the elevated position when said carrier is collapsed.

6. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said adjustable means securing saidmain frame to the axles of the carriage include clamps.

7. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said main frame has a pair of framemembers, each member including bars, means extensibly connecting saidbars together so that they may be adjusted as to length in order to fitvarious types and manufacturers makes of carriages which have axles atdifferent spacings.

8. A carrier attachment for a baby carriage that has a pair of wheelsupporting axles, said carrier attachment including a compartment thathas flexible side walls, a bottom, means pivotally securing said bottomfor swinging movement to a lowered or raised position, a main frame towhich the pivotal securing means are connected, means on said main framefor attaching said main frame to both axles of the carriage, and meansconnected near the bottom of said compartment and to the sides of thecompartment for holding said flexible side walls erect.

9. A carrier attachment for a baby carriage having a pair of wheelsupporting axles, said carrier attachment including a compartment thathas flexible side walls, a bottom, means pivotally securing said bottomfor swinging movement to a lowered or raised position, a main frame towhich the pivotal securing means are connected, means on said main framefor attaching said main frame to both axles of the carriage, meansincluding a pair of elongated sides connected near the bottom of saidcompartment and to the sides of the compartment and also to the upperpart of the compartment for holding said flexible side walls erect, themeans helping to hold said side walls erect including elongated framemembers, said sides of said compartment having slots within which saidelongated members are fitted, and adjustable means for locking saidsides in said slots in selected positions so that they may be locked ina position at which said compartment is opened and in a position atwhich said compartment is collapsed.

10. An attachment for a carriage, said attachment comprising a mainframe, a compartment that has flexible side walls, a bottom constructedof a shallow pan that has sides to which said flexible side walls aresecured, means including arms pivoted to said main frame and attached tothe bottom of said pan for pivotally mounting said pan on said mainframe, a generally U-shaped frame that has side members each composed ofa pair of pivotally connected rods, locking means for holding said rodsin the extended position at which they assist in holding the flexibleside walls of said compartment erect and for releasing said rods so thatthey are foldable to a position at which said compartment is collapsedand said shallow pan is pivotable to the inoperative position. 11. Thecombination of claim 10 wherein there are stops operatively connectedwithsaid means for pivotally connecting said shallow pan to said framein order to limit the extent of travel of said pan in one direction.

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